Podcast November 29th – Don’t Call it a Comeback

After a long hiatus, the Gaming Trend Podcast is back! Game designers and publishers have shifted focus to a popular — and highly controversial — free-to-play model, and the last few weeks have seen the launch of some huge games with Planetside 2 and the relaunch of Star Wars: The Old Republic as a free-to-play game. We go over some overall impressions of these games, as well as some of the odd limitations brought about by The Old Republic’s change to the free-to-play model.

Speaking of comebacks, the past week has also seen the release of Nintendo’s hotly anticipated (to some) new console, the Wii U. We discuss some of the big hits — and a few misses — of the Wii U’s interface, Gamepad controller, and games.